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Google Maps has officially changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users of the app following an executive action by President Donald Trump.

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[–] hactar42@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The cowards removed the ability to recommend an improvement to the map of you click on it.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Then report anything and everything on Google services. See a report button, spam it..script it to auto send, flood their shit until they disable everything

[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

I declare that I have the power to name things to whatever I want to and I'm gonna rename "The White House" to "The Angry White's House"

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So can a President also change street names?
Knowing how little Trump likes California, he might change names like Hollywood Boulevard, to Asshole Boulevard, Castro Street to Pussy Street.
How the fuck can a President decide on names at all? Is it written somewhere in law or the constitution that he has authority for that?
Can he also rename planets like Mercury to Melania, just because he thinks it's cool?

I know the law isn't intended for a toddler to become president, but really? The president can decide arbitrary shit willy-nilly? that's a recipe for an authoritarian president to abuse it, on top of the political system not being very democratic!! It's like adding toxic to poisonous.

I've been warning against American democracy being dysfunctional for 2 decades now (and UK), and nothing has been done, Americans must have been aware of this for a long time, and yet they've done nothing. Those that claim the American people do not deserve the current administration are wrong IMO, they've accepted this could happen election after election and done NOTHING!!

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

I hope he renames something to Pussy Street. You know people will eat that up, pun intended

[–] gdbjr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Apple Maps is also now calling it "Gulf of America"

[–] otto@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Gulf of Swastika!

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Those fuckers even changed it for Canadian customers.

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

🙃

Also works on GrapheneOS with sandboxed Android Auto.

(Using the sandboxed GooglePlay version)🤘

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Bing did the same thing.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

No it's not